Ira Talks Top Season Surprise, Washington Prospects & Matchups, Deep Reflection On The Antonio Brown Decision, Leftwich & Bowles Job Opportunities, Rondé Barber Comments On Coaching, And More

January 9th, 2021

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Gameday Tampa Bay (Wild Card Edition)

January 9th, 2021

Wild Card Round

Bucs (11-5) at Redskins (7-9)

Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.

TV: NBC (WFLA-TV Channel 8, locally).

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“Bruce Arians’ Job Could Be On The Line If He Loses”

January 8th, 2021

“Don’t screw it up, Bruce.”

A popular national sports TV host pushed the notion this week that if the Redskins somehow upset the Bucs, Team Glazer just may launch Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians. [read more]

Throwing, Not Running, Will Win

January 8th, 2021

Throw, throw, throw again.

Of course, a lot of folks will say the Bucs “have to establish the run” and pound the ball to have any shot to beat the Redskins. [read more]

Aqib Talib And Chris Long Explain Tom Brady Is “In For A Dogfight”

January 8th, 2021

Tom Brady’s good buddy and former teammate Aqib Talib, the helmet-wielding, cabbie-slugging, Adderrall-popping, coach-cussing, referee-charging, pistol-friendly, granny-hassling former Buccaneer, is confident the Bucs and Brady will have a challenging rumble with Washington on Saturday night. [read more]

Eye-Opening Assessment Of Tom Brady

January 8th, 2021

Joe was especially intrigued and pleased to hear this because the guy delivering the message is a former star quarterback who literally has spent 20-plus years studying Tom Brady. [read more]

“Help Wanted” Plea Won’t Be Answered

January 8th, 2021

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s not going to happen again for the Washington Football Team.

They were known as the Redskins on Jan. 7, 2006 when Joe Gibbs led a 10-6 wild-card club into Raymond James Stadium for an opening-round playoff matchup.

The NFC South champion Bucs were 11-5 and favored by 2 1-2 points to advance into the divisional round. [read more]

Nearing Playoff History

January 8th, 2021

“Would you believe… “

Imagine Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, cornered by one of the representatives of KAOS, the international organization of evil, trying to squeeze Smart for Bucs intel for an underhanded gambling scheme, hearing the following from Smart: [read more]

Best Bet

January 8th, 2021

Hidden key.

So, who are you gambling on this weekend? [read more]

Shady McCoy Out; Moneybacker Up

January 8th, 2021

Out

Veteran linebacker/DB Deone “The Moneybacker” Bucannon was quietly signed to the Bucs’ practice squad this week and was promoted to the main roster today along with guard Ted Larsen, cornerback Herb Miller and defensive lineman Benning Potoa’e.

Miller and Potoa’e saw quality minutes in December.

News also comes that LeSean “Shady” McCoy has been ruled out of Saturday night’s playoff game with an illness (not The Sickness.)

Bruce Arians Points To November Practice Shift

January 8th, 2021

Bucco Bruce Arians flashed a little light — and an intriguing one-liner — on the darkness that plagued the Bucs offense earlier this season. [read more]

Lavonte David, Devin White, Earn All-Pro Second-Team Honors

January 8th, 2021

This won’t have anyone high-fiving at One Buc Palace, but it’s still nice. [read more]

Todd Wright’s NFL Playoffs Preview

January 8th, 2021

In this edition of The Todd Wright TODDcast, Todd discusses how the new expanded playoffs could help or hurt certain teams and offers analysis on each of the six games this weekend. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Papa John’s.
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Derrick Brooks And Ira Kaufman Break Down The Bucs’ Approach At Washington — And There’s A Little Friction

January 8th, 2021

Tampa Bay legend Derrick Brooks and iconic Hall of Fame voter and JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman get after it in Episode II of TAMPA TWO this week. All the fun and wisdom is presented by The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

“Dangerous Offense”

January 8th, 2021

Break down.

For much of the season, Bucs fans were grumbling about the Bucs offense because with the high-level star power up and down the lineup, there was no way the Bucs should have had a ho-hum offense. [read more]

Brady Is On Fire

January 8th, 2021

Sizzling.

Joe had to look at the stats below two or three times before they sunk in. [read more]

Mauling Expected

January 8th, 2021

Three months after the fact, three-time Pro Bowl receiver and NBC Sports analyst Cris Collinsworth can’t shake the vision of how the Buccaneers blitzed Aaron Rodgers “into submission” and mauled one of the NFL’s great offenses. [read more]

Time Of Possession, Alex Smith’s Carving Will Give Washington A Chance?

January 8th, 2021

A guy who is a friend of Washington quarterback Alex Smith and also a former Patriots coach thinks the Bucs will have a real game on their hands Saturday night — against a 7-9 football team. [read more]

Fun With Bucs Fans On Saturday At Big Storm

January 8th, 2021

Great time ahead with Bucs fans — outdoors and indoors — at the Big Storm Brewing Co. taproom in Clearwater.

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Alex Smith Is The Black Knight

January 8th, 2021

Alex Smith.

This has to be the funniest, craziest comparison of an NFL player to a character in a comedy that Joe has ever read. And it’s damn accurate. [read more]